Brush making machine



March 29, 1932. F, 5 BOARDMAN 1,851,537

BRUSH MAKINGI MACHINE Filed July 30, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l la Q "TJ, naw/T0?" Y @5% March 29, 1932. F. s. BoARDMAN 1,851,537

BRUSH MAKING MACHINE Filed July 30, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l J/Y 65 @M/vra? Patented Mar. 29, 1932 `Uru'rnn .STATES PATENT OFFICE l FREDERICK s. ROARDMAN, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNoR To Yr1-rnl FULLER A RRUsn COMPANY, OR HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OR CONNECT- IC'UT RRUsiI MAKING MACHINE Appncauon mediuiy ao, 192s. serial No. 16544372,

My invention :relates to the class of machines employed for forming the body of a brush or similar article by securing it to a core in the operation of twisting the latter,

and an object-,of Vmy invention, among others, -isito provide a tmachinepof this c'lassthat shall be extremely simple ,in .Construction and that shall require little sk-ill in distributing the material crrmngthefbody of the article, and

`au a lturther object is Ito provide a machine :of this class that shall be more or less automatic in its action.

-One form of machine embodying my invention and in t'he construction and use of -i115 which the lobjects herein set out, aswell as others, may b e attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in `which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of :my improved twisting machine. 1

2,20 Figure -2 is -a view in frontfelevation of the :same with parts broken away to show construction. g

Figure '8 is a view in vertical lCross section through the machine on aplane denoted 25 .by the `dotted :line 3-*3 of Figure 2.

kFigure 4 is .-a similar view 4on Va plane denoted by the ldot-ted line 4 4 of Figure-2.

Figure' `5 is a detail view in vertical section :through :a portion lof one fend ot the ima- 30 chine, lthe view lbeing from lthe `front and showing the position of parts with a brush partially twisted.

the .accompanying `drawings the numeral 7 indicates the table or' my improved `135 Vmachine that may be lsupported upon legs 8 and that may be `composed of any desired material and of .any suitable form. 1 A head stock is mounted 4at one end of the tableiand a ytail `stock is mounted at the opposite -end of .46 said table, :said head and-tail stocks lbeing supported above and bya base plate 9 having a Vslot or slots extending lengthwise thereof and through which operative parts of the machine may extend. y

Thehead stock comprises brackets 10--11 rising ,from fa base 12 mounted Vupon andl` secured to a -spacer 13. The brackets 10-11 are formed. with' bea-rings 14-15 at their upper-ends or aspindle 16 fhav-ing ahead chuck ..50 17 secured to one end. This chuck )may be Vvof any suitable construction comprising chuck aws 18 to graspl and hold wires 19 t0 be twisted linthe operation of the machine. A Yclutch member-20 'is `loosely mounted yon the spindle 16 and -al-clutch member -21is` splined to the spindle, these clutch Vmembers fbeing of any suitable arrangement .to :cause them to'engage eachother and thereby-rotate Y the spindle when the member 21 is Ytoreod against, the member 20 as :by a fclutch spring 22. A hub .23 is formed on .thefshii-tablle clutch ,member 21 Ya groove in 'this hub :being engaged by pins from opposite sides of :the fOr-k of a clutch lever "24 pivotally mounted on a support 25 projecting from the .bracket 11, and as shown in Figure 2 of the/drawings.

The clutch lever i24 projects through openings in the base'12, the'spacer 13 and `:the base plate 9., saidclutch lever having a hole `26 to receive a Clutch-controllinglever 27 tlowbge hereinafter described. A handw-heel :28 :is

secured to the spindlefl `as a means for manual :operation lthereoi.V Y

VThe head chuck l?? is manually operated as by means of a yoke 29 pivotally mounted on a standard 30 rising from a standard base 3 1 supported oneJ spacerk 32 on :the base ,plate 9, a `handle '33 projecting from the yoke fas-a means :for the manual operation thereof.

. The tail `stock comprisesa slide Vplate-34 mounted for sliding movement on the ibase'l plate 9, a bracket beingseeured to' said socket for a stub shaft 436 that is secured rin said socket. A tail `chuck 37 is supported =on the shaft -36 and has jaws `38 yto ,grasp :and hold the wires `19, said chuckbeing of any VVslide plate and having :at itsupper jenda ordinary and wel-l known construction.r .A

Vyoke 39 is pivotally mounted onabrac'ket -40 lmounted upon and secured :to the -slide .pla-te i554, said yoke Fhaving pins :engaging .a Agroove fin -a `chuck sleevev 41 of `the :tail -chuck '37 it being here remarked that the head-chuck has asimilar sleeve 42 for its operation. Aha'ndle 43 is secured lto the `yoke Aasa :means tor manualoperation thereof. l v Y r r A tray or pan 44 `'s supported. between-:the head .and tail chucks upon supporting rods/15 that extend downwardly todaV cross head 46 :locatedg'underneath thetable .7,fagndfas 'shownV in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. These rods extend through a guide plate 47 mounted'upon the base plate 9, and springs 48 are employed to hold the guide andpan in their 5 uppermost positions. A tray operating rod 49 vis pivotally secured to the' under side of lthe vtray 44 and extends downwardly through the guide plate 47, the base plate 9, and the table e v7, and also through the cross head 46 `to a I `tre'adle 50 pivotally supported underneath the machine in convenient position for the foot of the operative. The treadle isurged upwardly y as by means of'a spring 51.

Slide actuating rods 52 are secured at one en d to the slide plate 34, as shown in Figures Vland 2 of the drawings, these actuating rods Vextending through guides 53 on v'opposite edges of the spacer'32. The slide plate'34 is urgedto its backwardposition as by means of springs 54 supported upon the rods 52,. a

'stop 55 being employed tolimit the backward movement of the slide plate 34, and, therefore,

determine the rearward position of the'tail bent to enable such engagement. YThe opposite 'end of the lever is provided with a stop vshoulder-57 and a clutchretaining shoulder V58, this end of the lever extending through the hole 26 and said shoulders being adapted loto engage the clutch lever 24 at the edge of said hole.y The pan 44 ispreferably provided with a groove 59 in its bottom to receive one 'of the wires to be twisted. A stopscrew 61 issecured vin the'end ofthe clutch controlling 45 lever-27 to make contact with the bottom of Vsaid pan. v The end of yone of the rods 52,V the one located at the back of the machine in the construction hereinshown, is provided with a 50 ystop finger 62 that is offset from the main part of the rod and in position to come in contact with the endY of a stop lever 63 pivotally mounted on the baseof'the bracket V11 and in position to make contact with the lower end '55 of the clutch lever 24.

In the operation of the device the pan-44 being in its uppermost position, asshown in Figure 2 of the drawings," and the chuck jaws being open and the clutch Vmembers being vseparated and held in a manner 'to be hereinafter described, a wire 19 is placed iin 'the groove 59 and between thejaw's of both the tail and head chucks. Materials 60 to be twisted between the wires is evenly spread L5 by handup'on thebottom of the pan 'andupon the wire 19 that has been placed in the groove in said pan, as above described. A second wire is now placed upon the material and the handles 33 and 43 are operated to move the yokes and thereby the chuck sleeves 41 and 42 to close the chuck jaws upon 'the wires.

Thetreadle is now pressed downwardly, as by the foot of the operative, this movement lowering the pan 44 away from the path of the material when it shall be rotated. ,As the pan moves downwardly it comes in contact with the stop screw 6l in the lever 27, moving this'endof the lever downwardly vand raising its opposite end to disengage it from the stop lever 24. Before movement of the lever the shoulder 58 was in contact with the edge of the opening in the clutch lever 24 thus holding` the clutch parts disengaged,ras hereinbefore referred to, and the spindle 16 is, therefore,

still. Asrtlie lever 27 is moved as just-dei scribed the clutch lever 24 is released and the spring 22 operatesto force the clutch members into engagement and,-therefore, rotate Vthe shaft l16, itlbe'ing understood that abelt for operating-it. Y

The twisting operation is now effected Aand in this twisting operation the tail stock is moved towardf'the head stock owing to the passes around the clutch member y2.() as a` means shortening ofthe wires caused by the twisting.'VL

thereof. In this movementfofthe tail'stock Vand consequently of the rodr 52fbearing the stop finger 62, said finger engages with its end the stop lever 63. As the stop fingerengages said' lever it swings said lever on its pivoti against the clutch lever 24 thus operating the clutch lever to disengageA the clutch members` against the tension ofthe spring 22', and when the clutch lever 24 has been moved Vsufiiciently it will be in positionefor engagement by the'V shoulder 58 on the clutch controlling lever 27, in which position lit willbe held bythe stop finger 62 pressing against the stop lever 63. j The treadleA 50 is nowrreleased and the Yspring 56 operatesto move'the lever 27 sof?! that the stop screw 61 will follow the upward movement of the pan 44 and the Aopposite end.

of the clutch controlling leverA being consequently moved downwardlythe shoulder 58 comes in contact with the edge of the opening in the clutch lever v24 and thus retains the clutch membersl intheir disengaged relation. The head and tail chuck jaws are now released by manual operation of the handles`33 and 43,

one pair of jaws being released before the other.

Upon the first release of one' of the sets of chuck jaws thesprings 54 will move the slide plate 34 backwardly against the stop 55 and the finger 62 will, therefore,be carried away and disengaged'froni theV stop lever 63,

Uri116 said lever being thus released, but the clutch 4lever 24 being held by'engagement with the shoulder 58 to retainthe clutch members in their disengaged positions,and both pairs of chuck aws having been released, as hereinbeore described, the twisted brush may be removed and the parts of the machine are left in position for a repetition of the operation.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the machine which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative, and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out.

While a. clutch device is illustrated herein as being operated by a movable table or support no claim ismadeV herein to such a structure since, broadly, the said invention is not mine and is embodied in the Anton Van Veen Patent No. 1,691,094', Vgranted Nov. 13, 1928, applicants broad invention being directed to the movable Vtable or support per se.

I claim- 1. A brush making machine including spaced means for holding and twisting` core elements, mechanism :tor operating said holding and twisting means, a support positioned to receive brush material spread upon a core element which is subsequently with another core element held by said holding and twisting means, and means for changing the relative positions of said support and said holding and twisting means to create a space between said support and core elements.

2. A brush making machine including spaced means for holding and twisting core elements, mechanism for operating said holding and twisting means, a support mounted to move to and from a position between said holding and twisting means to support brush material spread upon a core element which with another core element is subsequently held by said holding and twisting means, and means for operating said support to impart said movement thereto.

3. A brush making machine including spaced means for holding and twisting core elements, mechanism for operating said holding and twisting means, a support movably mounted between said holding and twisting means to support brush material spread upon a core element which is subsequently with another core element held by said holding and twisting means, a rod upon which said support is mounted, means to move said rod in one direction, and means for moving said rod in the opposite direction.

4. A brush making machine including spaced means :for holding and twisting core elements, mechanism for operating said holding and twisting means, a support mounted to move to and from a position between said holding and twisting means to support brush material spread upon a core element which is subsequently with another core element held by said holding and twisting means, said support having a groove to receive a core element,

and means for operating said support to move it with respect to said holding and twisting means. r i

' 5. A brush making machine including spaced means for holding and twisting core elements, said meansincluding a rotatable spindle mounted upon a head stock and a movably mounted tail stock carrying one of said holding means, a rod secured to said tail stock, a stop for determining the rearwardposition of said tail stock, a spring carried by said rod to force said tail stock away from the head stock and to its'normal and rearward position when the holding'and twisting means are released, atraymounted to move to and Jfrom a position between Isaid holding and twisting means to receive material spread upon a core member which is subsequently with another core member held by said holding and twisting means, and means for operating said tray.

making machine including spaced means for holding and twisting core elements, said means including a rotatable spindle mounted upon a head stock and a tail stock tohold the core elements to be twisted, starting and stopping mechanism fory said spindle, one of said stocks being slidably mounted with respect to the other, a guide lrod secured to said slidable stock, a finger on said guide rod operative on a member of said starting and stopping mechanism to effect operation of the latter as the wire is shortened in the twisting operation, a spring com- Y pressed upon said guide rod to force said slidable stock away from the other stock and to its normal position when the holding and twisting means are released, a tray mounted lto move to and-from a position between said holding and twisting means to receive material spread upon a core member which 1s subsequently with another core member held by said holding and twisting means, and means l for operating said tray.

7. A brush making machine including `spaced means for holding and twisting core elements, mechanism for operating said holding and twisting means, a support positioned to receive brush material spread upon a core element which is subsequently with another core element held by said holding and twisting means, means for changing the relative positions of said support and said holding and twisting means to create a space between said support and core elements, a clutch controlling lever with one end located in the path of movement of said support, a clutch lever engaged with the opposite end of said controlling lever, and arclutch with whichsaid clutch lever is engaged.

8. A brush making v machine including spaced means for holdingand twisting core i elements, oneof said means including a rotatable spindle and the other including a movably mounted support, a clutch to control operations of said spind1e,a olut'ch lever engaged at one end with said clutch, arelutoh'V controlling lever adapted to engage theY O pposite end of saidolutch lever, a support positioned toA receive brush material spread upon a core element Whiehis subsequently With another core element held by said holding and twisting means, means for changing the re1ative positions of said` support and said holding-and twisting means to create aspaoe between said support and core elements and to engage said clutch controlling lever for aetuation thereofa,nd a rod projecting from .said movably mounted Support to engage said clutohlever Jfor operation thereof.

FREDERICK s. BoARDMAN. f 

